[mythtv-users] 120GB Cuda At Best Buy for $99

[Jeff Williams]

The manual for this drive available online specifies different seek noise ratings for "performance" and "quiet" seeks, so it does support acoustic management.  There may be an updated utility - check Seagate's web site.  I wasn't able to find even the old one, but it's got to be there somewhere.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Edward Wildgoose [mailto:Edward.Wildgoose at FRMHedge.com]
> Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 11:16 AM
> To: Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: RE: [mythtv-users] 120GB Cuda At Best Buy for $99
> 
> 
> I'm not sure about that.  I haven't tried for myself, 
> however, after a quick google I see the following article:
> http://www.digit-life.com/articles2/seagatebarrst280011a/
> 
> halfway down:
> "According to Seagate Automatic Acoustic Management Utility 
> V1.01 and IBM Feature Tool V1.10, Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 
> drives DO NOT SUPPORT the asoucstic management mode. "
> 
> Also, HDParm does NOT want to change the params on this drive
> 
> Anyone else had a different experience with this drive?  So 
> far I am disappointed, I had ordered a Baraccuda V, but 
> neglected to check the packaging carefully before opening it...
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Williams [mailto:JeffW at rockstargames.com]
> Sent: 04 August 2003 15:55
> To: Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: RE: [mythtv-users] 120GB Cuda At Best Buy for $99
> 
> 
> There's probably an acoustic management function you need to 
> turn on.  Check Seagate's web site.  You can also do this 
> under Linux with hdparm, although I have never trusted this - 
> I'd rather use a utility provided by the drive manufacturer.
> 
> This is also true of pretty much every other drive.  I've 
> found drive manufacturers to be inconsistent with how they 
> set their acoustic management depending on how they're 
> positioning a drive in the marketplace.  For example, I have 
> two Maxtor Diamondmax Plus 9's - one of which purchased 
> retail, the other purchased OEM through Newegg.  The retail 
> version had acoustic management turned off on initial boot 
> and was extremely loud.  The OEM version had acoustic 
> management on and set to quiet.  Performance of all current 
> IDE drives is roughly the same given the same acoustic 
> management setting.  A drive set on "quiet" will perform 
> perfectly well for Myth...
> 
> My Maxtor drives are both extremely quiet now with AM turned on.  
> 
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